Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software
CVE-2026-20154
A vulnerability in the system rate-limiting process for syslog message 419002 of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper rate limiting for syslog message 419002. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a flood of TCP synchronization (SYN) packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause high CPU utilization, resulting in performance degradation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions 9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20154?
- CVE-2026-20154 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20154?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.